The Biggest Box-Office Bombs Of 2012http://www.businessinsider.com/box-office-bombs-of-2012-2012-12/comments
en-usWed, 31 Dec 1969 19:00:00 -0500Tue, 20 Mar 2018 00:34:04 -0400Kirsten Acunahttp://www.businessinsider.com/c/50e1029eecad04a92600000dsteven rSun, 30 Dec 2012 22:12:30 -0500http://www.businessinsider.com/c/50e1029eecad04a92600000d
So Battle Ship was a dud. I see that it was made for 209 but grossed 302 million: in my book that's a success Must be your fuzzy mathhttp://www.businessinsider.com/c/50de3ad56bb3f70d50000003moodybluzFri, 28 Dec 2012 19:35:33 -0500http://www.businessinsider.com/c/50de3ad56bb3f70d50000003
Now, to be fair, shouldn't you single out Taylor Kitsch as much as you did Gerard Butler? While Butler had two movies that didn't perform well, Kitsch had the TOP TWO movies in your list.http://www.businessinsider.com/c/50dce2beeab8eac43b000004cas127Thu, 27 Dec 2012 19:07:26 -0500http://www.businessinsider.com/c/50dce2beeab8eac43b000004
Since the *theaters* usually get half of the box office revenues, films usually do have to make at least double their budgets to break even.
The overwhelming number of films on this list *do* fail that test.
Of course, advertising expenditures are left out (on the cost side) as are pay TV, DVD sales, etc. (on the revenue side).
Still and all not a bad article - it takes some work to get film budget information for so many films.http://www.businessinsider.com/c/50dcb166ecad047703000007krypticThu, 27 Dec 2012 15:36:54 -0500http://www.businessinsider.com/c/50dcb166ecad047703000007
I always figured the "Mars" issue was a big part of it.
They should have taken a modern day soldier and dropped through a workhole to a galaxy far. far away instead of a US Civil War soldier to Mars. Heck, we are already sending robots to Mars.http://www.businessinsider.com/c/50dcafececad04907b000017krypticThu, 27 Dec 2012 15:30:36 -0500http://www.businessinsider.com/c/50dcafececad04907b000017
True, but for many the worldwide gross was greater than their budget, and some on this list have already hit the threshold of double the budget.
Those whose worldwide gross exceeded the budget should have been purged from the list which would remove #2 and #1 from the list, as well as #8, #10, #11, #12, #15, #17, #21 and #25
Perhaps you could have the top ten busts, and just choose the ones whose worldwide gross was less than their budget, and order the list based on the ratio between the two, which would make the top 4:
"Oogieloves" 5%
"Playing for Keeps" 20.9%
"Chasing Mavericks" 29.5%
"Atlas Shrugged II: The Strike" 33%http://www.businessinsider.com/c/50dca65e69bedd3904000014Kevin J. MaroneyThu, 27 Dec 2012 14:49:50 -0500http://www.businessinsider.com/c/50dca65e69bedd3904000014
Not sure how JOHN CARTER could have had a combined cost of $350 million--the promotional push was anemic even for a movie that cost half of what JC cost. Even given that ludicrous number, with a worldwide box office gross of $280 million, the most it could have lost was $70 million, and I've heard that its DVD and television (PPV and cable) revenue has been been good. So there's no way it has lost $200 million. It's pretty clear that Disney decided that the film was a failure before it was released and have been shoveling debt into it since at least 2011.
In short, this is Hollywood accounting at its absolute worst. I wonder precisely which people are getting shafted on it?http://www.businessinsider.com/c/50dc18fe69beddb42d000008MovieThu, 27 Dec 2012 04:46:38 -0500http://www.businessinsider.com/c/50dc18fe69beddb42d000008
What about The Dark Knight Rises?http://www.businessinsider.com/c/50dbcd0a6bb3f79b3a000010mcravenerWed, 26 Dec 2012 23:22:34 -0500http://www.businessinsider.com/c/50dbcd0a6bb3f79b3a000010
Wow that was a weak analysis - too much hyperbole, too little substance. About a third of those considered to bomb in that list did not bomb as they already had recouped their costs. Recouping your production costs after one year is good, especially considering that video sales have not yet started.http://www.businessinsider.com/c/50db89deecad04625000001bTom FioreWed, 26 Dec 2012 18:35:58 -0500http://www.businessinsider.com/c/50db89deecad04625000001b
Yeah she has been in many successful films. It looks like most of her films have done well.http://www.businessinsider.com/c/50db84e16bb3f71f35000002C.J.Wed, 26 Dec 2012 18:14:41 -0500http://www.businessinsider.com/c/50db84e16bb3f71f35000002
"John Carter" is actually a decent movie.
This movie is a perfect example of Hollywood's destructive power which can bury careers.
The title stinks. The marketing dim-wads for some reason decided to bury the movie's Edgar Rice Burroughs pedigree. A different title, like "Princess of Mars," would have sold a LOT more tickets.
Reminded me of the first Star Wars movie in "vision" and also had good production quality.
Too bad.http://www.businessinsider.com/c/50db72c569beddac1c00000dDarwin JohnsonWed, 26 Dec 2012 16:57:25 -0500http://www.businessinsider.com/c/50db72c569beddac1c00000d
Yes ""Total Recall" was remade due to making it a more Sexy Sci-i with Alpha Females along with the Sweaty Farrell..Sure Kate is hot, but the movie s only less then 20 years old?.Hollywood full of redundancy and forlorned hope..The Atlas Shrugged 2 was made with no returning actors?? and the rest was all seasonal defects..Gerard Butler 2duds love it!http://www.businessinsider.com/c/50db4d6069bedd633e00001aAnokaWed, 26 Dec 2012 14:17:52 -0500http://www.businessinsider.com/c/50db4d6069bedd633e00001a
Not being sarcastic here, I'm just curious, has Jennifer Aniston ever made a financially successful movies?http://www.businessinsider.com/c/50daa1f8eab8eaec43000003Don108Wed, 26 Dec 2012 02:06:32 -0500http://www.businessinsider.com/c/50daa1f8eab8eaec43000003
This has got to be the WORST. POST. EVER.
As a general rule, a film needs to gross about twice its budget to show a nice profit. Most of these films not only did this, but many of them broke the $200 and $300 million gross, certifying them as blockbusters.
Sorry, Kirsten. When it comes to understanding the film industry you do not have what it takes. In college you majored in English and child family studies. Write about something you know.